COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In Branch County Circuit Court today, a Burr Oak man accused in a stabbing incident last spring in Coldwater that nearly killed an Adrian teenager, learned his fate. Twenty-two-year old Christopher Hawk was sentenced by Judge Bill O’Grady to a minimum of 6 years, four months and a maximum of ten years in prison.

Hawk, who had been charged with attempted murder, reached a plea bargain with prosecutors and pled guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. The incident occurred on May 29^th when Travis Hyder was stabbed three times outside a Morse Street Apartment.

Hyder had surgery but was released from the hospital in time for his graduation from Tecumseh high school. Authorities said the stabbing resulted from a disagreement over a cell phone the victim believed had been stolen from his girlfriend